zap
verb (used with object)
to bombard with electrical current, radiation, laser beams, etc..
had zapped
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past perfectof zap.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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No surprise, the panel agreed with him and concocted pretexts to kill the treatment—for instance, the staff opined that maybe biopsies had zapped the tumors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Technicians had zapped the insects, all males, with radiation in a nearby lab to make them sterile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
He said the experience had "zapped all enjoyment from what should have been the most special purchase of our lives together".
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024
Nene had more area to work one-on-one, though plantar fasciitis and weary knees had zapped much of his explosiveness by season’s end.
From Washington Times ● May 20, 2015
There was a beast hidden inside, and soon it might come out and make him look like the man Alec had zapped with the Transvice.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
